geared

verb

past tense of gear
as in tailored

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  1. tailored
  2. adapted
  3. suited
  4. adjusted
  5. customized
  6. matched
  7. shaped
  8. patterned
Verb
  • Opponents falsely claimed the bill targeted agriculture broadly, although it was tailored strictly to dog-breeding operations.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
  • To stay updated on space weather and know the best times and places to catch auroras, consider using a space weather app tailored to your location.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of tailored
Verb
  • Chinese engineers have adapted a drag-reduction principle associated with high-speed underwater projectiles to improve the energy efficiency of commercial ships.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • North American male dragonflies, for instance, have adapted to warmer climates by losing color on their wings, according to a study in PNAS.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of adapted
Verb
  • Expand This is a script ideally suited to Red Orchid’s intimate and immersive space (tickets already are heavily sold) and Dado’s production is mostly successful and certainly as intense as the above description implies.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Transplants are generally suited to permanent hereditary baldness and are not usually appropriate for some other types of hair loss, including alopecia areata.
    — Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of suited
Verb
  • Several breaks from the 2025 law are not adjusted for inflation.
    — Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Kenneth Walker and the offense Kenneth Walker was spectacular to start the year, and defenses have understandably adjusted.
    — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of adjusted
Verb
  • It can be customized via the Settings app for a cornucopia of use cases, including activating Silent Mode, Focus, Flashlight, Magnifier, Translate, and even third-party apps like the music ID tool Shazam.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The $49 Patron tier ads customized posters and backdrops and access to some beta features.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of customized
Verb
  • Jacob Cofie contributed 13 points, matched his career high with rebounds and dished out six assists and KJ Lewis scored 16 for USC (3-0), which dominated on the boards 53-36.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Over the summer, Leo Carlsson’s $18 million average annual value offer sheet from Philadelphia and matched by Anaheim altered the market.
    — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of matched
Verb
  • Republican hopes for keeping the presidency will be shaped by how the current president performs in the final two years of his second term.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Ceramics and lacquer will also be well represented with bold forms shaped with clay and fire by Kai Tsujimura and Kansai Noguchi’s use of metallic powders and mother-of-pearl inlay on lacquer pieces.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of shaped
Verb
  • The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Definition of patterned
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“Geared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/geared. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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